Atled
Atled Corporation is a Japanese publicly-listed workflow software company offering AgileWorks for enterprises and X-point Cloud for SMEs, serving over 5,000 customers with no-code approval automation, multilingual interfaces, and AI-powered document assistance.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Atled does
Atled Corporation (株式会社エイトレッド) is a Japan-based, publicly-listed (TYO:3969) workflow software vendor founded in 2006 and headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, with 51-100 employees. The company develops two flagship products: AgileWorks, an enterprise-grade paper-like workflow system available in cloud and on-premise deployments, and X-point Cloud, a SaaS workflow product aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. Its underlying technology centers on a form-based, no-code paradigm supported by proprietary tools (FlowEditor, X-WebForm for Agile) that allow non-technical administrators to construct and modify approval workflows; the platform also integrates with SharePoint, Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft Teams, CloudSign, and GMO Sign, and supports Japanese, English, and Chinese interfaces.
The company's business model is primarily subscription-based: X-point Cloud is offered from approximately ¥25,000/month per 50 users, while AgileWorks Enterprise on-premise carries an initial fee of approximately ¥3.6 million plus ¥540,000/year support, and AgileWorks Cloud is offered as monthly SaaS. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, a certified partner network (formalized through the ATLED AWARD 2025 program), self-service free trials, and event-driven demand generation such as DX Comprehensive EXPO Osaka 2026 and vertical-specific seminars. Cumulative installations exceed 5,000 organizations and span large enterprises (Shimizu, SCSK, Daiwa Institute of Research, All Nippon Airways Trading, TV Asahi, Konica Minolta) and a long SMB tail.
Recent product investment has focused on AI: the AI-Equipped Workflow Option (powered by GPT-4.1-mini) adds AI-driven document summarization, proofreading, translation, and an AI agent for document review within AgileWorks. Atled holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27017:2015 certifications and has been recognized with 17 consecutive ITReview Grid Award LEADER designations and 14 consecutive years of #1 SaaS workflow market share in Japan.
Atled firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Atled
- Legal name
- 株式会社エイトレッド
- Website
- https://atled.jp
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Atled Corporation is a Japanese publicly-listed workflow software company offering AgileWorks for enterprises and X-point Cloud for SMEs, serving over 5,000 customers with no-code approval automation, multilingual interfaces, and AI-powered document assistance.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Atled industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Workflow Software
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Enterprise Work Management & Collaborative Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAJ), Workflow Automation & No-Code Collaboration (BPAMAMAK)
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Where Atled is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Atled business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- AgileWorks Licenses: Simultaneous user license model where only concurrent users are counted. Available as cloud (SaaS) or package (on-premise) versions. Cloud version has no initial cost with monthly or annual billing. Package version requires initial purchase plus annual support fees.
- Support Services: Annual support services including FAQ access, manual downloads, form template library (400+ templates), and minor updates.
- Option Add-ons: Additional paid options including staging server license, BCP server license, LDAP authentication, groupware integrations (Google Workspace, Cybozu Garoon, desknet's NEO, SharePoint), electronic contract integrations (CloudSign, GMO Sign), AI workflow option, mobile option, Chinese language option, PDF printing.
- X-point Cloud: Cloud-based workflow system for SMEs. User license model with monthly or annual billing. Lower price point than AgileWorks targeting smaller organizations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | AgileWorks Cloud Standard (Monthly) |
| Subscription | Annual | AgileWorks Cloud Prepaid (Annual) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Annual | AgileWorks Package Standard |
| One time/ perpetual license | Annual | AgileWorks Package Enterprise |
| Subscription | Monthly | X-point Cloud |
| Subscription | Monthly | Additional Concurrent User Licenses (Cloud) |
| Subscription | Annual | Additional Concurrent User Licenses (Package) |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Atled product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Atled develops and provides workflow software systems that digitize internal approval and document processes for organizations in Japan. The company operates two main brands: AgileWorks, an enterprise-grade workflow system for large organizations available as both cloud (SaaS) and on-premises (package) deployment, and X-point Cloud, a cloud-native workflow service optimized for small and medium businesses. Both products feature intuitive paper-like form interfaces and no-code configuration, supported by a library of 400+ pre-built templates and deep integrations with HR, accounting, groupware, business chat, and electronic signature platforms.
Product overview
Atled operates as a workflow system specialist offering two core brands — AgileWorks and X-point Cloud — alongside shared optional modules and add-ons. AgileWorks is the enterprise-grade solution for large organizations (500+ employees, up to tens of thousands of users), available as both cloud (SaaS) and on-premises (package) deployment, featuring advanced organizational change management, complex multi-step approval routing, multilingual support (Japanese/English/Chinese), and deep SDK/API-based system integration. X-point Cloud is the cloud-native (SaaS only) workflow system targeting small-to-medium businesses, emphasizing intuitive paper-like operation and quick deployment for simpler organizational needs. Both brands share a common user interface philosophy (paper-like forms) and integrate with the same ecosystem of third-party tools (electronic signature services, groupware, business chat), while additional modules like X-WebForm for Agile (form builder), iceBerg (archiving), the AI-Equipped Workflow Option (AI agents), and staging environments extend the platform's capabilities. The company serves over 5,000 cumulative customers across both brands.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- AgileWorks AgileWorks is an enterprise-grade workflow system designed for large organizations, offering real-time organizational change management, complex multi-step approval routing, multilingual support (Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese), and deep system integration via SDK/API and Webhooks. Available as both AgileWorks Cloud (SaaS, zero initial cost, automatic version upgrades) and AgileWorks Package (on-premises deployment with maximum customization). Licensed under a concurrent-user (simultaneous user) model with unlimited registered users.
- X-point Cloud X-point Cloud is a cloud-based (SaaS-only) workflow system optimized for small-to-medium enterprises, featuring intuitive paper-like operation, 2-5 step approval routing, and API-based third-party integrations. It holds the No. 1 domestic SaaS workflow market share for 14 consecutive years (FY2011-FY2024 per Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu MIC Economic Research Institute). Offered on a monthly or annual subscription model with no initial costs and a maximum of 2,000 user licenses.
Quantifiable outcome
- Approval processing time reduced from 1-2 weeks to 1-2 days
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Companies that use Atled
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Atled technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration15 records
AI capability5 records
Feature11 records
Atled partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Partner Companies (ATLED AWARD Participants)coreAnnual partner recognition program (ATLED AWARD) honoring top-performing sales partners who provide implementation, infrastructure setup, and ongoing operational support for Atled workflow products.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Atled competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Questetra: Japanese BPM/workflow vendor offering cloud-based business process automation for Japanese enterprises. Directly comparable to AgileWorks in target customers, deployment model, and BPM/form-routing capabilities.
- Nintex: Global workflow automation platform specializing in no-code process automation, document generation, and e-signature. Directly comparable product surface to AgileWorks' no-code FlowEditor and form-routing capabilities.
- Knowledge Suite: Japanese SaaS workflow/groupware suite targeting SMB and mid-market with workflow, expense, and document management. Comparable to X-point Cloud's lower-end positioning and concurrent-license SaaS model.
- Kissflow: Low-code/no-code workflow and process automation platform competing in the same enterprise approval and document-routing category. Comparable to AgileWorks in mid-market process automation positioning.
- intra-mart: Long-established Japanese BPM/workflow platform with deep enterprise penetration. Competes head-to-head with AgileWorks for large-enterprise approval/document automation, offering both cloud and on-premise deployment.
Emerging players
- Pipefy: Cloud workflow/automation platform with no-code form and approval routing. Comparable at the SMB/mid-market workflow layer, though positioned more broadly across operations use cases than Atled's approval-centric design.
- ChangeVision (astah): Japanese BPM/workflow tooling vendor with modeling and process design offerings. Adjacent competitor in the Japanese enterprise workflow design market, with smaller footprint than intra-mart or Atled.
Broad incumbents
- Cybozu: Larger Japanese groupware/cloud platform (kintone, Garoon) with embedded workflow capabilities. Overlaps with both AgileWorks and X-point Cloud at the workflow layer but competes as part of a broader productivity portfolio.
- ServiceNow: Global enterprise workflow/BPM/ITSM leader. Comparable workflow routing, approval, and form automation at the high end of the enterprise market, though it does not specifically target Atled's Japanese SMB segment.
Regional players
- L is B: Japanese SaaS vendor focused on workflow/chat-ops and business automation. Comparable in product surface and target market, but operates primarily in Japan with a more limited enterprise footprint than Atled.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Atled social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
Atled financial estimates
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Atled leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Atled funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Atled M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Atled
What does Atled do?
Atled develops and provides workflow software systems that digitize internal approval and document processes for organizations in Japan. The company operates two main brands: AgileWorks, an enterprise-grade workflow system for large organizations available as both cloud (SaaS) and on-premises (package) deployment, and X-point Cloud, a cloud-native workflow service optimized for small and medium businesses. Both products feature intuitive paper-like form interfaces and no-code configuration, supported by a library of 400+ pre-built templates and deep integrations with HR, accounting, groupware, business chat, and electronic signature platforms.
Is Atled a public or private company?
Atled is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Atled founded?
Atled was founded in 2006. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Atled based?
Atled is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Atled make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. AgileWorks Licenses are the primary driver. The others are support Services, option Add-ons and X-point Cloud.
Who are Atled's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Questetra, Nintex, Knowledge Suite, Kissflow and intra-mart. Emerging players are Pipefy and ChangeVision (astah). Broad incumbents are Cybozu and ServiceNow. L is B is listed as a regional player.
Does Atled have an API?
Yes. AgileWorks provides a Web API and Webhook for data exchange with external systems. Web API enables programmatic operations such as document creation, deletion, and organization information updates. Webhook support is also available for real-time event notifications to connected systems. In the cloud version, both Web API and Webhook are standard features. For on-premises deployments, the Web API option is available, with Enterprise plan including it as standard. The on-premises version also offers an SDK for addon development (アドオンランタイムライセンス), enabling custom integrations and extensions. Developer documentation is at www.atled.jp/agileworks/functions/#hash--target-02.
What industry is Atled in?
Atled's product category is Workflow Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAHAI, Enterprise Work Management & Collaborative Workflow Platforms, with a secondary code of HDAEAHAJ, eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms. Its NAICS code is 51821 and its SIC code is 7372.